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Christy Leigh Lawing

Gender : Female

Age : 27

Race : White

Date : 07/26/2021

Location : Intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Shugart Road

City : Tunnel Hill

County : Whitfield

State : Georgia

Agency : Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/26/2021, deputies with the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a vehicle driven by 26-year-old Kaleb M. Brown in the Tunnel Hill area. Brown refused to stop, and police escalated a chase along U.S. Highway 41 at very high speed. During the pursuit, the vehicle struck multiple cars and a tractor-trailer near Shugart Road. The impact killed passenger Christy Leigh Lawing, 27, of Chatsworth, Georgia, and driver Kaleb Brown instantly. The initial reason for the attempted stop was reportedly a traffic violation, though full details were not released.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/news/two-killed-in-whitfield-county-crash-after-police-chase/article_3e1dbe6a-ef07-11eb-a261-bf80c249d79a.html
https://www.newschannel9.com/news/local/two-dead-after-police-chase-ends-in-crash-in-whitfield-county
https://www.wdef.com/two-dead-in-whitfield-county-after-police-chase-ends-in-crash/
https://www.dalton-funeral-home.com/m/obituaries/christy-lawing/MemorialMedias